PSALMS: LV B Thou wilt regard my cries, , O my eternal God! While sinners perish in surprise Benéath thine angry rod. 4 Because they dwell at ease, And no sad changes feel, They neither fear nor trust thy name, Nor learn to do thy will. 5 But I, with all mycares, Will lean upon the Lord; I'll east my burden on his arm, And rest upon his word. 4 His arm shall well sustain The children of his love; The groundon whichtheirsafetystands, No earthly pow'r can move. PSALM LV I. Deliverance front oppression and false- hood: or, God's care of his people, in answer to faith and prayer. 1 O Thou, whose (justice reigns on high, And makes th oppressor cease; Behold how envious sinners try To vex and break my peace. .2 The sons of violence and lies, Join to devour me, Lord: But asmy hourly dangers rise, My refuge is thy word. 3 In God most holy, just and true, I. have repos'd my trust ; Nor will I fear what flesh can do, The offspring of the dust. _ 4 They wrest my words to, mischief still, Charge me with unknown faults Mischief doth all their councils fill, And malice all their thoughts. 5 Shall they escape without thy frown? Must their devices stand ? O cast the haughty sinner down, And let him know thy hand. PAUSE. 6 God counts the sorrows of his saints Their groans affect his ears Thou hast a book for my complaints, A bottle for my tears. 9 When to thy throne I raise my cry, The wicked fear and flee So swift is- prayer to reach the sky, ,So near is God to me. 8 In thee, most holy, just, and true, . i have repos'd my trust; Nor will I fear what man can do, The offspring of the dust. t Thy solemn vows are on me, Lord, Thou shalt receive my praise ; Pll sing,' 1° Howfaithful is thy word! "How righteous all thy ways!" le Thou hast secur'd my soul from death; O set thy pris'ner free! 'That heart and hand, and life and breath, May be employ'd for thee. I. LVIL LVIII. ' 71 PSALM LVII. Praise for protection, grace, and truth.. Í "MY God in whom are all the springs Of boundless love, and grace un- known; Hide me beneath thy spreading wings, Till the dark cloud is over -blown. 2 Up to the heav'ns J" send my cry, The Lord will my, desires perform ; He sends his angels from the sky, And saves me from the threat'ning storm. 3 Be thou exalted, O my God !. Above theheav'ns where angelsdwell; Thy pow'r on earth be known abroad, nd land to land thy wonders tell. 4 My heart is fix'd:- my song shall raise Immortal honours to thy name ; Awake, my tongue, to sound his praise, My tongue, the glory of my frame. 5 High o'er the earth thy mercy reigns, And reaches to the utmost sky ; His truthto endless years remain, When lower worlds dissolve and die. 6 Be thou. exalted, O my God; Above theheav'ns whereangels dwell; Thy pow'r on earth be known abroad, And land to land thy wonders telL PSALM LVIII. Asthi 313th Psalm. Warning to magistrates. 1 JUDGES, who rule the world by laws, Will ye despise the righteous cause, When th injur'd poor before you stands? Dare ye condemn the righteous poor, And let rich sinners 'scope secure, While gold and greatness bribe your hands? 2 Have ye forgot, or never knew That God will judge the judges too? High in the heal ns hislustice reigns; Yet you invade the rights of God, And send your bold decrees abroad Tobind the conscience inyoorchains. 3 A poison d arrow is your tongue, The arrow sharp, the poison strong, And deathattends where'er it wounds: You hear no counsels, cries, or tears; So the deaf adder stops her ears Againstthe pow'r of charming sounds. 4 Break out their teeth, eternal God'. Those teeth of lions dy'd in blood ; And crush the serpents in the dust: As empty chaff, when,whirlwinds rise, Before the sweeping tempest Ries, So let their hopes and names be lost. 5 Th' Almighty thundersfrom the sky, Their grandeur melts, their titles, die, Ashills of snow dissolve and run; Or snails that perish in their slime, Or births that come before their time, Vain births that never see the nun.
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